... A new species of the genus Parallelodiplosis Rübsaamen, Parallelodiplosis andamanensis sp. nov. is described from Andaman Islands, India, and an updated key to the Indian species of Parallelodiplosis is also provided. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author:855C8A4D-B939-469E-A1C0-83B82AF15E13 ...

... The pupae of Cyana coccinea are described in relation to the principal developmental stages of metamorphosis (ecdysis, pupa, pharate pupa and eclosion). Species identification of the pupae can be made by the presence of striation patterns on the wing buds (lateral view). Striations show individual variability but conform to a recognisable template. Both fresh exuviae and exuviae kept for over thre ...

... The ladybird beetles form the tribe Scymnini are important group of beneficial insects, and they mostly feed on aphids, mealybugs, scale insects, whiteflies and mites. Five species from the genera Clitostethus Weise, Parastethorus Pang et Mao and Stethorus Weise, are reviewed from Pakistan. Two new country records are presented here, namely, C. arcuatus (Rossi) and S. gangliiformis Li et al. The i ...

... The Lecithoceridae of the Philippine Islands are reviewed, including details of the genera and a check list of the known species. Type localities, depositories of types, geographic distributions, diagnostic key characters and historical records are given for each species. Three new species of Torodora Meyrick are described and illustrated: T. rhaphisodes Park, sp. nov., T. mindoroensis Park, sp. n ...

... Potter wasps belonging to the tribe Zethini are reviewed from India. A new synonym, Discoelius nigerrimus Nguyen, syn. nov. = Discoelius turneri, is proposed. Zethus ceylonicus de Saussure, is re-described and the male recorded for the first time. A key to species of the tribe Zethini from India is included. ...

... Luehdorfia chinensis (Leech, 1893) is an endemic and protected butterfly in China; thus, sequencing the mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of this species is of significance. We determined the mitochondrial genomes of three populations (Huayin, Zhouzhi and Ningshan) of L. chinensis, performed a comparative analysis of these genomes and previously sequenced mitogenomes of the genus Luehdorfia, and r ...

... The oestrogen-related receptor (ERR) and ultraspiracle (USP) genes belong to members of nuclear receptors superfamily, which play some important roles in regulation of insect growth, development and reproduction. In this paper, an USP gene full-length sequence of 1553 bp in Polyrhachis vicina (P.vicina) was first cloned and named PvUSP, which contains a 1275 bp open reading frame (ORF) and encodes ...

... This article presents a brief review of the Chinese fauna of the genus Evonima Walker, 1865. Three new species (E. shajiamaensis, E. ronkaygabori and E. lancangensis spp. n.) are described; E. xanthoplaga is reported for the first time from China. Adults and genitalia of all new species are illustrated. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8000500A-7C0F-4221-93EC-9FC3F1830EF7 ...

... The taxonomy of the tetrigid genus Austrohancockia Günther is reviewed. Two new species, Austrohancockia albitubercula Deng, sp. nov. and A. latifemora Deng, sp. nov., are described from China. An updated identification key to all known species in the genus is given. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:84295200-5043-471A-9332-8EA2F30F62C6 ...